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The Steam Deck is missing its fourth birthday \u2014 except in the UK.<\/p>\n

Today is the fourth anniversary of Valve\u2019s gaming handheld, which has been out of stock for weeks due to RAM.<\/a>.. but when I set my VPN to the UK, I see some available now! Not in the US, Europe or Asia, though.<\/p>\n

Last February 25th, I wrote<\/a> how the Deck had dominated handheld sales; recently, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella shared that the Asus ROG Ally still hasn\u2019t made a dent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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